
// validates that the field value string has one or more characters in it
function isNotEmpty(elem) {
    var str = elem.value;
    var re = /.+/;
    if(!str.match(re)) {
        alert("Please fill in the required field.");
        setTimeout("focusElement('" + elem.form.name + "', '" + elem.name + "')", 0);
        return false;
    } else {
        return true;
    }
}
//validates that the entry is a positive or negative number
function isNumber(elem) {
    var str = elem.value;
    var re = /^[-]?\d*\.?\d*$/;
    str = str.toString();
    if (!str.match(re)) {
        alert("Enter only numbers into the field.");
        setTimeout("focusElement('" + elem.form.name + "', '" + elem.name + "')", 0);
        return false;
    }
    return true;
}

// validates that the entry is formatted as an e-mail address
function isEMailAddr(elem) {
    var str = elem.value;
    var re = /^[\w-]+(\.[\w-]+)*@([\w-]+\.)+[a-zA-Z]{2,7}$/;
    if (!str.match(re)) {
        alert("Verify the e-mail address format.");
        setTimeout("focusElement('" + elem.form.name + "', '" + elem.name + "')", 0);
        return false;
    } else {
        return true;
    }
}


function focusElement(formName, elemName) {
    var elem = document.forms[formName].elements[elemName];
    elem.focus();
    elem.select();
}

function validateForm(form,element1,element2) {
    if (isNumber(form.elements[element1])) {
        if(isNumber(form.elements[element2]))
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

